I called my daughter’s friend, Bobbie Zakary, to see how she was doing. (An aside: Bobbie is a working mother with four kids and an 85-year-old grandmother at home. Her husband, Ray, is a captain in the U. S. Army involved in the Iraqi war. The last she heard from him, he was in Kuwait. Whether or not he is in Iraq yet, she doesn’t know. In the meantime, she works at her … [Read more...] about Mar. 23, 2003: Keeping Things in Perspective During the War
2003 Columns
Mar. 16, 2003: Don’t Let Harrick Tarnish UGA’s Academic Reputation
The two most frequently asked questions in my mailbag this week are “What is happening at the University of Georgia?” and “How can we possibly win the war in Iraq without the French?” Let me answer the latter question first. According to retired general Norman Schwarzkopf, “Going to war without France is like going deer hunting without an accordion.” Now, to the UGA … [Read more...] about Mar. 16, 2003: Don’t Let Harrick Tarnish UGA’s Academic Reputation
Mar. 9, 2003: For Republicans It Is Deja Vu All Over Again
In my opinion, the Republican Party in Georgia made a grievous error in 1996 when they denied Johnny Isakson the GOP nomination for the U.S. Senate. The reason for refusing Isakson the nomination was that some in the party thought him soft on the abortion issue. The party instead chose charisma-challenged Atlanta businessman Guy Millner, who promptly lost the general election … [Read more...] about Mar. 9, 2003: For Republicans It Is Deja Vu All Over Again
Mar. 2, 2003: Not to CBS: How’s This For Reality?
As if television programming wasn’t already dragging the bottom of the intellectual barrel, now comes word that CBS is working on a new reality series intended to confirm the lingering stereotype that everybody in the South lives on dirt roads and marries their cousins. The program is called “The Real Beverly Hillbillies.” According to the network, the idea is to take a poor … [Read more...] about Mar. 2, 2003: Not to CBS: How’s This For Reality?
Feb. 23, 2003: Flag Flap Requires Courage, Not Referendum
Governor Sonny Perdue is in a bit of muck with his proposed state flag referendum. As of this writing, the referendum will ask Georgians for a yes-or-no vote on the current and seriously ugly state flag, and/or a vote on two another choices: the Confederate battle flag, which was Georgia’s official flag from 1956 to 2001, or the pre-1956 state flag. This is to get around … [Read more...] about Feb. 23, 2003: Flag Flap Requires Courage, Not Referendum